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FEEDING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1944 4 Sheets-Sheet l IN VENTOR. HENRY E. KORUM WITNESS E: B. BJURSTROM May 27, 1947.

H. E. KORUM FEEDING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1944 WITNESS E. B. BJURSTROM 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR. HENRY E. KORUM ATTORNEYS May 21,1947. H. E. KORUM 2,421,124

FEEDING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1944 v 4 Sheets Sheet 3 I2 FE. I3

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B: BJ STROM ATTORNEYS May 27, 1947. H. E. KORUM FEEDING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1944 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I N VEN TOR. HENRY E. KORUM ,I Z' m ATTORNEYS WITNESS E.B. BJURSTROM Patented May 27, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE Henry E; Kahuna East Molina 1.11., assi'gmr; ts: Deere & (flomnany, Molina. 1111,. a; ccrncratrcn:

OI: Eli-X1415 ApplieationApr-il- 26, 1944, Serial N0. 53 2-, 8 39- The presentinvention relates generally: to-feed-e ingdevices and more particularly to. feeding: de= vices. of the class used for-'feed-ing: crops; such as cornstalks, hay; and other roughage into a... com minutingrmachine; such as aroughage mill; which reduces the crop: material: to small? pieces the preparation of feed for-stock; invention is most advantageouslyapplied totthattype of feed er known as a belt type feeder, which is adapted to, operate abovea; flexible. endless belt. or feed apron on. whichthe crops are deposited; fior feed ing toithe cutter head, the purpose ofthe feeding device. being to; compress the. crop: material and force; it, over the cutter bara. mmrrnarattvels thin layer;

The belt type; fieeder cnmri'ses a. flexible. ends-e ess: belt having: a lower working flight which o es downwardly and inwardly toward the ont;-. ter bar for compressing the crop.- downwardly upon. the latter; and trained upwardly around a when. whichlretun ns, he bel to the outermller.

In ordcrtc accommodate an; tinevenfioworma, fi ii i m hfi inner rcll rlnust be capahleof mo. up and d wnw il applying, a. substantially constant cempressiqn force upon the crop. Heretw fore, some difiicultieshave been. encountered in.

operation due to the; movable roller becomingcflckfid. at n angle. to he Plane of the feeder apron. as; a result; of: wads of; material; passingrun der: one end-1 of: he. feed; roller. It is one ofthe.

principal objects; of the present; invention; there fore, to provide, a vertically smftab e mounting f r. the fe drollen. whi h. h lds; the latter sub.- tantially horizcntat e ardle s of the distribu time of M re material; thereunder; thus preventing: the freed roller from. jamming and thus insuring a constant pressure. upon-1 the material. In the accomplis ment o this ob e t, the present inventicn contemplates mo nting the feed roller ncaa vertically shittable carriage. which is. mounted on wheel engageable with a. set ofsul. stantial si rtical. t acks, for'thepurpose of gum. ing. the feed roll as it moves p and down during: operation, and h lding ts nerally horizontal. at: all times. A ltelatedobjeethas to, dQ-with-theprovision ota carriage for a air of vertica lyspaced rolls, ver which the feeder belt. is; trained,

A morespecifie-objectrelates to the ofa. carriage.- tor the feederroll or rolls. which the carriage suph rting wheels are. icurnaled directlv on the carriage.- itself unsuitable; trunnions fixe t the. carriage for that purpcse, contrasted with. a desi n in. which; the carriage suphorti a' wheels; might ba-journaled, on th ro 'silp r 2 a. c nsideratiqn f the; fctlowingr descrinticm ing shaft which rotates constantly during: opera tion. Thus, according td the principles of; the; present. invention, there. is no tendency: for power; to-betransm'rtted fromthe feederbeltito the car riage supporting wheels, which would tend; to: shift the carriage up or down on thetracksz.

Stilt another object of the: present. invention relates to,- the. provision of a novel and; improved means. fordriving the feeder belt, which accome modates. the vertical: shifting movement. of the.

feeder.- roll: without; necessity? for idler pulleys; totake. up-slackin the belt;

This application is m continuation-impart of; my application Seriar N20. 3.!72;724e. filed: J mum 2,, L841; issued; Qctober 0, 15.4%., as Batcm:

,995; and also Qt my application. Seria No... ml-M9, filed Qctoher-2'1;.1; 4Z-..

Qther-cbiects and advantages of. my nvention: wilk be. annaarema: to; those s illed in. the art after r ference: had to; the drawin s appended her m n: whi zh;

F gure 1- is a s de elevational view ofiaroush agegand hammer mill embody n the-pr nciples of. the present invehtihr e re is a. se t nal: mil-l.

Eig-ure 3 is: a sectional elcvational view; taken alone a line 37-3.- in gure; 1.. showing; the details elevati ala View ct. the.

of the trackrmountedcarri ec; for supizorting the in'its entire y by reference; numeral 5,: comprises.

abate. 5,. slower housing section 1, and an u per housin portion. 86. 'Ilhe lowerv housing SfiQfion 1 contains a hammer mill. rotor 9 including a. supporting; shaft to, on; whion i s,.- mounted a. plurality of radially extending. hamme s H. A sem -c2 imdrieal screen I2. isdi pcsed heeeath the rotor 9. and retain the crop material fcr grindin 3/67 tiom by the rotor hammers it until the material. is of a. desired fineness, after which it drops through the. screen l2 and into a troueh is. The

housing portion 8. The knives 2| cooperate with a a stationary cutter bar 23, mounted adjacent the path of movement of the knives 2|. The cutter head is disposed above the hammermill rotor 9 so that the crops can be first fed to the cutter head for cutting them coarsely, after which they fall to the hammer mill rotor 9, which grinds them to any desired degree of fineness) Small" grains such as wheat, oats and the like can be fed directly to the hammer mill rotor 9 through a feed chute 25. If roughage is desired, the hammer mill rotor 9 and screen [2 can be removed from the machine and the crop material can be collected directly from the cutter head in the trough l3 below.

Coming now to that portion of the machine with which'the present invention is more directly concerned, the crops are fed-to the cutter bar 23 for chopping action by the blades 2| by means of a feeding mechanism indicated in its entirety by reference numeral 39. A lower feed roll 31 having a rough or serrated outer surface for traction purposes, is mounted on a shaft 32, which is journaled at opposite ends, respectively, in bearings 33 fixed to the upper housingportion 8.

An upper feed roll-35 cooperates with the lower feed roll 3| to force the crop material into the cutter head 28, but is mounted for upward yielding movement, by means which will be described presently, to accommodate a. fluctuating rate of flow of crop material, while maintaining a positive feeding action thereon. The feed roll 35 comprises disk-like portions 35 mounted on a hub portion 36' which is journaled on a shaft or tie member 35. The shaft or tie member 36 is carried at opposite ends in a pair of side members 3]; The side members are also interconnected by'means of a tie member 36 at their upper ends, the members 35, 31, 38 forming a rigid carriage indicated in its entirety by reference numera1 3 9. The tie member 38 is threaded and is rigidly fixed to the side members 3? by nuts 38'. A pairof Wheels 40 are journaled on the outer ends of the tie member 38 outside of the side members 31 and are retained on the tie member 38 by nuts 4|} A second pair of wheels 42 is journaled at the lower ends of the side members 31, respectively, on stub shafts 43. The carriage 39 is supported in a pair'of. trackways 44, mounted on opposite side walls of the upper housing 8. The wheels 40, 42 on each side of the carriage engage one, of the trackways 44, providing for vertical shifting movement of the carriage 39, and hencethe feed roll 35, relative to the lower feed roll 3l.- ,Each trackway 44, comprises a pair of rails disposedon opposite sides of each wheel and are grooved to receive thewheels, and thus hold the carriage against twisting movement but permitting vertical rolling movement. This has the effect of preventing the upper feed roll 35 from'twisting during operation, and thus preventing any tendency of the feed roll to blind or Jam-H I a A'pair of arms 56 are connected to opposite within the trackways 44, the latter being straight,

the arms 56 shift the shaft 52 back and forth within the slots 54.

A fiexibleendless pressure web or belt 55 is trained over the rolls 35, 53, which are maintained at constant distance apart by the arms 50, and

the pressure web serves to compress the incoming crop material against an endless type conveyor 56 on a feed table 51, and against the lower feed roll 3 I. The web 55 includes a plurality of transverse slats 58, through which pressure is applied to the crop material. Thus, it is evident that the pressure Web 55 with its supporting rolls 35, 53, is shiftable at both ends to accommodate fluctuations in the amount of incoming crop material and to maintain a pressure thereon to compress the material and feed the same to the cutter head 20.

Pressure in excess of the weight of the pressure web is applied through compression springs 60, which encircle rods 6i attached to the arms 50 and extend downwardly therefrom. Each spring 60 acts against a pin 64 near the end of the rod 6! and reacts against a lug 62 on a bracket 63, fixed to the side wall of the housing 8. A plurality of apertures 65 is providedin the end of the rod 6| to permit adjustment of the amount of compression in the spring 60.

Power for driving the feeder web 55 is supplied through a drive shaft Ill disposed beneath the feed table conveyor 56 and journaled in the upper housing section 8. The drive shaft 10 is provided with a sprocket 1! outside the housing, which engages a drive chain 12, which drives a large sprocket 13 on the outer end of the shaft 52, which in turn drives the Web roll 53. f

It will be noted at this point that the slot 54 is arcuate about the axis of the shaft"!!! and thus when the roll 53 and shaft 52 shift along the slot 54, the distance from the axis ofthe sprocket 73110 the axis of the drive shaft 10 and sprocket H does not change, and therefore does not tend to tighten or loosen the drive chain 12. This permits a free vertical movement of the feed roll 35 and the compression web 55, without affecting the power transmitting mechanism.

The drive shaft 10 is driven through a large sprocket bymeans of a flexible drive chain 8i, which is driven by a sprocket 82 on a shaft 83 journaledonthe top of the upper housing sec tion 8. A large belt pulley 84 is mounted on the opposite end of the shaft 83,and is driven by a belt'85 from a suitable pulley (not shown) on the opposite end of the cutter head shaft 22. V

- Power is obtained from a suitable prime mover such as a tractor engine or the like through a belt connectedto a pulley (not shown) on the opposite end of the rotor shaft l0, Power is transmitted from this shaft by a belt 86 to a pulley 8! on the cutter head shaft 22 and through a belt 88 to'a pulley 89 on the fan shaft 90.

The conveyor 56 is driven through a sprocket 9! at its inner end, which: is carried on ashaft 92 journaled in the walls of the housing 8, Power 5 is supplied to shaft 32 through a pair :of gears 93., :94 ,':tixed to shafts 12, I'IL'respectively. Shaft t :is .shiftable tin-slots E in the housing walls to adjust the gears 59.3, fi l to proper meshing relation. The lower :feed roll 3| is provided with a sprncket '96 outside the housing, which is driven through :a chain 9:! from the shaft :92.

During operation, .crop material is fed inwardly upon the table :53 .by the :conveyor 56. It .is'engaged by the pressure Web :55, which compresses the material against the table and against the lower feed roll 3|. The pressure web and its supporting rolls yield to an increased :flowof crop material to a position indicated in dotted lines in Figure .2, the .inner end of the pressure web as it bends .over the roll 35 shifts up and down along a plane indicated at A. Any crop material that is carried over by the rotary cutter 2 .0 is prevented from lodging on the web 55 .by a :bafile plate I 00 having supporting flanges IIJI bolted to the sides of the housing section-8 at oppositesides thereof. The baiileplate i! curves downwardly above the cutter 2.0 and between the latter and the plane A of movement of the web, the lower end of the baille being curved more abruptly downwardly, as indicated at I02, tangent to a plane substantially parallel to plane A to direct the material downwardly away from the web, and thus preventing mater-ial from being carried over the top of the pressure web.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 4, 5 and 6, cooperative with the lower feed roll 3-I is a compression web I05, which comprises a flexible endless belt made up of a plurality of transversely disposed steel slats attached to a suitable connecting chain. The compression web =Ill5 is trained around a driving roll or pulley I06, mounted on a supporting shaft I01 within the housing section .8. In this embodiment, the shaft Ill! is journaled in the housing on a fixed axis and extends out of the housing in one direction to support a driving pulley (not shown). The bearings I139 of the shaft III! are provided with suitable adjusting means III) for the purpose of adjusting the tension in the compression web I05 by shifting the bearings I09 horizontally on the walls of the housing. The compression web I115 is trained over a pair of generally vertically spaced rolls II I, 112, thus defining asubstantially triangular path of travel for the compression web or feeder belt Hi5. Thus, the feeder belt is adapted to travel .clowhwardly on an incline from the driving pulley I136 to the lower roll III which .is normally directl above the feeder roll 3| and serves to compress the crop material and feed the latter to the cutter head over the cutter bar 23. The feeder belt makes an abrupt bend over the roll I I I and travels generally vertically away from the feed roll 3| from which it returns to the driving pulley I06 over the upper roll II2.

In order to accommodate a variable amount of crop material fed to the cutter head 20, the rolls III, H2 are mounted on a carriage. indicated generally by reference numeral II 5. The carr'iage 'I I5 is mounted in the housing section 8 by means which will be described presently, adapted to permit the carriage to rise and fall to exert a substantially constant pressure against the material being fed to the cutter head.

Each of the rolls H4, H2 is fixedly mounted on a supporting shaft H5, I I1, respectively, and pinned thereto by plus I 8 which extend through suitably aligned apertures in the rolls and shafts. The ends of the shafts ME, I J] are journaled in hubs ..II:'9., the two .hu'bs at each end being supported in an end frame 120, 121., respectively. The two end Iframes :Itil, 12.4 are interconnected rigidly by means :of a transverse frame member I 22,, which is securely fastened by "bolts or rivets L23 to .a pair of bosses I 25 extending inwardly from the end frames I20, aIZ-I, respectively. Thus it is evident that the carriag .115 rigidly supports :the rotatable .rolls III, I12, and thy preventing twisting of one roll relative to the other, insures that the latter rotate freely in their bearings.

The carriage Iii-'5 is disposed within the hoursing section 8 with the two hub members us at each side of the -carriage extending out through :a generally :vertical slot 130. Each of the hubs 113 has a cylindrical :outersurface .1 31. on which is journaled a supporting wheel 132. The wheels .132 engage a pair of track members use, its disposed on opposite sides of the housing section :B. Each of the track members I 33., I34 comprises .a pair of oppositely disposed channel-shaped tracks or rails I35 adapted to engage the opposite sides of each of the wheels L32, guiding the latter for vertical rollin movement :but preventing lateral axial movement of the wheels, and thus preventing the carriage from moving axially within the housing. The tracks I35 on each of the track members I 33 134 :are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the diameter of the wheels I32, so that the latter may roll freely on either track, depending upon the direction of pressure of the carriage :upon the wheel.

The cylindrical portions I3I i'Of the hub I I9, on which the wheels 432 are journaled, arereduced in diameter to provide shoulders 1.3.1 against which the wheels bear .to resist the end thrust of the frame. The hubs 11.9 are secured on the shafts IIB, II! by cotter pin I36 inserted through apertures in the ends of the shafts outside-the'hubs II9.

The tracks I35 are formed integral with supporting flanges 438 which are secured by .bolts I39 to the side wallsof the housing.

The web I is urged downwardly against the crop material .not only by the weight of the carriage .5 but also by pressure exerted by springs I40, which are connected between a boss .I4I on top .of the housing 8 and a transverse bar I42 which is supported at opposite ends upon .a. pair of generally Vertically disposed bars I43 extending downwardly through apertures in the top of the housing 8 and which are bifurcated at their lower ends to fit .over the upper hubs H9 totransmit the pressure of the springs MB upon the latter.

In order to prevent the crop material from being thrown by the cutter head into engagement with the vertical portion of the feeder belt I05, a baffle I45 extends transversely between the cutter head and the vertical portion of the belt. The bafile I45 comprises a plate, ends Mfiof which are bent toward the carriage .I I5 and .are-

rigidly fixed thereto by bolts I47. A stationary bafile M8 .is flanged at I49 at opposite-ends thereof, and is supported within the housing section 8 with its lower end substantially in contact with the bafiie I45. Another stationary bailie L50 is supported by flanges -I-5I on opposite side walls of the housing '8 and extends from the upper end of the stationary baflie I 48 to the top wall of the housing portion 8, to which it is fixed by bolts means I52. It is obvious that as the carriage rises in the slot .133, the movable .bafiie I45 maintains a position close to the stationary battle M8 to prevent material from being thrown therebetween. By making the carriage travel in a straight line instead of on an are about the axis of the pulley I06, it is possible to position the roller III at a minimum distance from the cutter bar 23 and thus to maintain control of the material being fed to the cutter head. If the carriage H moved on an arc about the pulley shaft [01, the baflle I45 would have to be curved instead of straight, which would require the lower feed roller ill to be moved farther away from the cutter head and the cutter bar.

I do not intend my invention to be limited to the exact details shown and described herein, except as set forth in the claims which follow. Iclaim:

1. In a feeding device of the class described, the combination of a roll, a generally vertical carriage in which said roll is journaled comprising a rigid frame including a pair of end frame members, aligned bearing means on said members, respectively, for supporting said roll, a transverse frame member rigidly tying said end frame members together, and a pair of vertically spaced wheels journaled at each side of said rigid frame, and track means at each side of said carriage generally parallel to said end frame members to support each of said pairs of wheels, providing for vertical sliding movement of said vertical carriage relative to said track means,

2. In a feeding device of the class described, the combination of a roll, a generally vertical carriage in which said roll is journaled comprising a pair of end frame members, aligned bearing means on said members, respectively, for supporting said roll, a, transverse frame member rigidly tying said end frame members together, a pair of trunnions fixed to said end frame members and projecting laterally outwardly from opposite sides of said carriage, respectively, a pair of wheels journaled on said trunnions, respectively, and a second pair of wheels disposed on opposite sides of said carriage and mounted on said frame members, respectively, for rotation in the planes of rotation of the first mentioned wheels, respectively, and generally vertical track means disposed at each side of said carriage substantially in said planes of rotation of said wheels and adapted to cooperate with the latter for supporting the same,

providing for vertical shifting movement of said carriage relative thereto.

3. In a feeding device of the class described, the combination of a roll, a generally vertical carriage in which said roll is journaled comprising a pair of end frame members, aligned bearing means on said members, respectively, for supporting said roll, a transverse frame member rigidly tying said end frame members together, a pair of trunnions fixed to said end frame members and projecting laterally outwardly from opposite sides of said carriage, respectively, a pair of wheels journaled on said trunnions, respectively, and a second pair of wheels disposed on opposite sides of said carriage and mounted on said frame members, respectively, for rotation in the planes of rotation of the first mentioned wheels, respectively, and generally vertical track means disposed at each side of said carriage substantially in said planes of rotation of said wheels, each of said track means comprising parallel rails on diametrically opposed sides of the wheels associated therewith and engageable with each of said wheels at axially spaced points thereon for guiding said wheels in their respective planes of rotation.

4. In a feeding device of the class described, the combination of a roll, a generally vertical carriage in which said roll is journaled comprising a pair of end frame members, aligned bearing means on said members, respectively, for supporting said roll, a transverse frame member rigidly tying said end framemembers together, a pair of coaxially aligned trunnions fixed to said end frame members and projecting laterally outwardly from opposite sides of said carriage, respectively, and a pair of wheels journaled on said trunnions, respectively, a second pair of coaxially aligned wheels disposed on opposite sides of said carriage and rotatably mounted on said frame members in vertical alignment with the first mentioned wheels, respectively, and track means disposed at each side of said carriage, each track means comprising grooved parallel rails on diametrically opposite sides of the vertically spaced wheels associated therewith for receiving the latter and adapted to guide said carriage in vertical shifting movement, and a feed belt trained over said roll.

5. For use in a comminuting machine, a pair of vertically spaced feed belt rolls, carriage means in which said rolls are journaled comprising a rigidframe and a pair of vertically spaced wheels journaled at each side of said frame, and track means at each side of said carriage means and generally parallel thereto to support each of said pairs of wheels, providing for vertical bodily shifting movement of said carriage means substantially in the plane of the latter.

6. For use in a comminuting machine, a pair of vertically spaced feed belt rolls, supporting shafts therefor, and carriage means for carrying said shafts in spaced relation to each other comprising a pair of end frame members, a transverse frame member rigidly tying said end frame members together, a pair of vertically spaced bosses fixed to each of said end frame members and 'apertured to receive said roll supporting shafts, and a wheel journaled on each of said bosses and adapted to roll in suitable tracks on the machine.

7. For use in a comminuting machine, a pair of vertically spaced feed belt rolls, supporting shafts on which said rolls are fixed, and carriage means for rotatably carrying said shafts in spaced relation to each other, comprising a pair of end frame members, each member having a pair of vertically spaced cylindrical bosses apertured to provide bearings for the ends of said shafts, a wheel journaled on the outer cylindrical surface of each of said bosses and adapted to roll in suitable tracks on the machine, and a transverse frame member rigidly interconnecting said end frame members.

8. In a comminuting machine having a housing, a feeder belt in said housing, a roller for said belt journaled in normally fixed position in said housing, a pair of vertically spaced rolls over which said belt is trained, and carriage means for rotatably supporting said rolls in substantially vertically spaced relation to each other, comprising a pair of end frame members on which said rolls are journaled at opposite ends, respectively, a transverse frame member rigidly tying said end frame members together, a pair of vertically disposed track members mounted on opposite sides f said housing, and a pair of vertically spaced wheels journaled on each of said end frame members and adapted to follow said track.

9. In a comminuting machine having a hous ing, a feeder belt in aid housing, a roller for.

belt jonrnale'd' in manually" fixed position in said a pair of vertically spaced; rolls enter said: belt trained; and carriage means; for" rotatably supporting said. rolls in substaniiia'lhr vertically spaced relation toeach other comprising a pair of. end. frame members; each member having a. pair of vertically space-d. cylindricalzbnsses fixed: thereto andapertnredto projournat bearings: said rolls, a. transverse frame member rigidly-tying. saidend. frame members together, a pair or vertically disposed track members mountedaon; opposite: sidesiof said housanch a wheel journaled on each: of saidcylind'rlcal bosses and adapted; to.- follow one of said track members.

L01. Eoruse: ina comminuting machine including a housing, a feed belt inv said housing, a: roll for said belt, a pair of end frame members, a transverse frame. member rigidly tying said end frame members together, means for rotatably supporting said rollibetvveensaid end frame members,.a baffie supported on said end frame members and extending therebetweenv alongside said roll, a pair of vertically spaced wheels journaled on each of saidend frame members, and a substantially vertically dis-posed track member on each side. of said housing, saidwheels being adapted toengage said track. members to provide for substantially vertical movement of said roll; but preventing said baflie from tilting...

l-l. Ina-feeding device of the. class described, a frame. having oppositely disposed tracleways, a; feed. ro1l,,.and.a carriage. for supporting. said feed roll comprising a pair. of side members, a

pair of wheels journaled near opposite ends, re-

specti vely, of each of said side. members and operatively engaging said trackways, and a transverse frame member having its opposite ends connected to said side members, respectively, at points intermediate the associated pair of Wheels, said feed roll being rotatably supported at oppo- Site ends, respectively, on said side members.

12. In a feeding device of the class described, a frame having oppositely disposed trackways, a feed roll, and a carriage for supporting said feed roll comprising a pair of side members, a pair of wheels journaled near opposite ends, respectively, of each of said side members and operatively engaging said trackways, and a transverse frame member interconnecting said side members at points intermediate each pair of wheels, a pair of arms swingably connected to said carriage at opposite ends, respectively, of said transverse member, and means for swingably supporting the opposite ends of said arms on said frame.

13. In a feeder of the class described, a frame having oppositely disposed trackways, a feed roll, a carriage for supporting said feed roll comprising a pair of side members, a, pair of wheels journaled at opposite ends, respectively, of each of said side members and operatively engaging said trackways, and a transverse tie member interconnecting points on said side members intermediate each pair of wheels, said feed roll being rotatably supported on said tie member, a pair of arms connected at opposite ends, respectively, of said tie member, a second feed roll rotatably supported at the other ends of said arms, and. a flexible endless pressure web trained over said feed rolls.

14. In a feeder of the class described, a frame having oppositely disposed trackways, a feed roll, a carriage for supporting said feed r011 comprising a pair of side members, a transverse tie meminterconnecting: said side members at one end. of said; carriage; wheels rotatably mounted on said; tie: member and: engageable with said trackways wheels mounted at the opposite ends of. side members; respectively, a second. tie member interconnecting said: side members at points intermediate; of the ends of the: latter between said wheelsgsaidifeedi roll being rotatably mounted on said-setcondtiermember between said side members, a. pair. of arms swingably connectedto the outer ends of said second; tie member; extended beyond the outer sides of saidside members, a. second: feedi roll rotatably sup-ported between; the other ends of saidarms, and a flex;- ible. endless; pressure weir trained over said feed rolls.

15:. In afeederrof the class described, a frame, a, feed belt roll, bearing; means in which. said; roll is; rotatably supported, said, bearing means being movable in: one direction in said: frame; a flexible endless pressure web trained-over said: roll, a second roll over which said web: is trained. a secnnd; bearing means in. which said second roll is journaled, anv interconnecting. said. second hearing; means with said: bearing means for the feed belt. roll-,means; on said frame shiftablysupporting said-secondbearing. means and con-straining the latter to movement in: a; path disposed at acute: angle tothe: direction: of shifting movement of. said feed belt, roll, wherebymovement of the latter causes, a shifting movement: of said second roll along said path, a drive wheel on said second roll, a. drive shaft journaled onsaidframe atapoint substantially -equidistantfrom all points in. said path. within the. range. of. shifting move..- ment of said second. roll, and. a. flexible endless member for transmitting. power. from said. drive shaft to said drive Wheel.

16. In a feeder of the class described, a frame, a feed belt roll, bearing means in which said feed belt roll is rotatably supported, said bearing means being movable in said frame along a straight line, a flexible endless pressure web trained over said roll, a second roll over which said web is trained, a second bearing means in which said second roll is journaled, an arm interconnecting said second bearing means with said bearing means for the feed belt roll, means on said frame shiftably supporting said second bearing means and constraining the latter to movement along an arcuate path diverging from the line of movement of said feed belt roll whereby movement of the latter causes a shifting movement of said second roll along said path, a drive wheel on said second roll, a drive shaft journaled on said frame at the center of the arcof curvature of said path, and a, flexible endless member for transmitting power from said drive shaft, to said drive wheel.

17. In a feeder of the class described, a, frame, a feed belt roll, a carriage on which said roll is journaled, said carriage having spaced supporting wheels on opposite sides thereof, straight trackways on said frame cooperating with said wheels to support said carriage for shifting movement along a straight line, a flexible endless pressure web trained over said feed belt roll, a, second roll over which said web is trained, bearing means in which said second roll is journaled, a pair of arms disposed on opposite sides of said frame, respectively, swingably connecting said bearing means with said carriage, guideways on opposite sides of said frame for supporting said bearing means and providing for shifting movement relative thereto along an arcuate path toward and away 11 from said trackways, whereby shifting movement of said carriage causes a shifting movement of said bearing means along said path, a drive shaft journaled on said frame at the center of the arc of curvature of said path, and power transmitting means interconnecting said drive shaft and said second roll, said power transmitting means being swingabie around the axis of said drive shaft with said second roll as said carriage and feed belt roll shifts along said trackway.

18. In a feeding device of the class described, a frame having oppositely disposed trackways, a feed roll, and a carriage for supporting said feed roll comprising a pair of side members, a pair of wheels journaled near opposite ends, respectively, of each of said side members and operatively engaging said trackways, and a transverse frame member having its opposite ends connected to said side members, respectively, at points intermediate the associated pair of wheels, said feed roll being rotatably supported on said transverse frame member.

19. In a feeding device of the class described, a frame having oppositely disposed trackways, a feed roll, and a carriage for supporting said feed roll comprising a pair of side members, a pair of wheels journaled near opposite ends, respectively, of eachof said side members and operatively engaging said trackways, a transverse frame member having its opposite ends connected to said side members, respectively, at points intermediate the associated pair of wheels, said feed roll being rotatably supported on said transverse frame member, a pair of arms swingably connected to said carriage at opposite ends, respectively, of said transverse member, and means for swingably supporting the opposite ends of said arms on said frame.

20. In a feeding device of the class described, a frame having oppositely disposed trackways, a feed roll, and a carriage for supporting said feed roll comprising a, pair of side members, said members having hubs integral therewith intermediate the ends thereof, a transverse frame member extending through said hubs interconnecting said side members, a pair of arms mounted on opposite ends, respectively, of said transverse member outside said hubs and swingably mounted at their other ends on said frame, and pair of wheels journaled on said side members, respectively, on axes positioned on opposite sides of said transverse member, respectively, said wheels engaging said trackways to support said carriage, and means for rotatably supporting said feed roll on said transverse frame member.

HENRY E. KORUM.

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